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EC Near Delaware City Plant

Greenfield

New Castle County, Delaware · PJM

DC Readiness
65.1
Good / 100

EC Near Delaware City Plant is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in New Castle County, Delaware, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 65.1/100 DC Readiness and a 1.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DPL
Wholesale LMP$39.90/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth68
Avg queue wait1.5 yrs
Recent queue wait1.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUSNAMES-NET
IXP distance11.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage95.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance100.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerDELMARVA POWER
Land contactNew Castle County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score82/100
Construction cost index95.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUSNAMES-NET
DC distance11.9 mi
Nearest rail2.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
Nearest fiber route2.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (18)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity10.48¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.76¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days4,500
Land price / acre$11,212

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
56
Fiber connectivity12%
89
Energy cost10%
80
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
82
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in New Castle County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC Near Delaware City Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
KEENEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs70.0
RED LIONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs70.0
McKees Solar ParkBrownfield0 MW3.8 yrs69.4
DuPont NewportBrownfield1 MW3.8 yrs68.7
HARMONYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs66.5
UNKNOWN128201Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs65.9
EC Near Delaware City PlantGreenfield1.5 yrs65.3
OZ New CastleGreenfield1.5 yrs65.2

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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